Xabi's presence made Leverkusen better and the reversal of performance last season when Leverkusen crumbled in the Seoane Era is proof that Xabi did his job well at Leverkusen.
Now the start of the season with 3 consecutive wins in the first 3 matches is actually possible for Leverkusen to be in a decent position and get better achievements than before.
The match against Bayern will be their first test now even though they can compete but seeing the condition of the location of the strength of the two clubs I think Leverkusen will maximize the draw in this match.
Although the current performance is quite good but playing openly with the offensive they always show this is too dangerous if the opponent is Bayern so Xabi will likely prefer to survive and force a draw.
if we observe as a whole from the Bayern Munich and Leverkusen players, surely Munich will be more favored and on the one hand, the match which took place at home to Munich will provide greater opportunities. but I do not rule out the possibility that Bayern Munich will win because at the moment Leverkusen is also in a consistent state in every match that has never been beaten and Im sure Leverkusen will not give up just like that and will defend its points.
upcoming match is little difficult to predict because it is too early to analyze because we need statistics on the formation that will be used and who the players will be playing on the field and betting for less risk betting on both team scoring seems better or having a choice option other.
Current Odds
from this alone it is known who will be the favorite. Playing at the Alianz Arena with their current form will clearly be a high confidence for Bayern, therefore I still feel that Leverkusen will survive and will be more passive in the hope that they can hold Bayern in a draw.
But something like this will happen if Xabi wants to play it safe because if they want to play more boldly then Leverkusen will try to keep up with the game given by Bayern in this match even though the risk is much greater.
Xabi's presence made Leverkusen better and the reversal of performance last season when Leverkusen crumbled in the Seoane Era is proof that Xabi did his job well at Leverkusen.
Now the start of the season with 3 consecutive wins in the first 3 matches is actually possible for Leverkusen to be in a decent position and get better achievements than before.
The match against Bayern will be their first test now even though they can compete but seeing the condition of the location of the strength of the two clubs I think Leverkusen will maximize the draw in this match.
Although the current performance is quite good but playing openly with the offensive they always show this is too dangerous if the opponent is Bayern so Xabi will likely prefer to survive and force a draw.
Of course, this will be an interesting match where both of them will fight for the top of the Bundesliga standings, even though Leverkusen certainly doesn't want to lose points in the upcoming match against Munich, as a coach of course Xabi will make a special strategy for his team so they can play defensively as well as attack, at least they can get results. draw and not drop points or pick up a narrow win against Munich even though it looks difficult.
I think the bet for this game will be very interesting even though Bayern will still be in the favor because they are playing as hosts at the Allianz Arena, Xabi should be able to overcome his first test of the season by trying hard so that Leverkusen don't drop points, I think the result might be a draw if Xabi can give direction to his team to play defensively and force a draw, but apart from that, Munich is still determined to get a win because that win will shift Leverkusen from the top of the standings.
The quick counterattack option is still possible for now, but they still have to be able to minimize Bayern's attacks, especially sporadic attacks on the wings.
Looking at the several matches that have taken place, Davies and Mazraoui are always active in assisting the attacks and they are always able to return to their positions well so this should be a warning that Bayern's attacks can be very dangerous for Leverkusen.
But looking at the statistics for the 3 matches, Leverkusen's defense is still quite good. Hopefully this match will be the same as their previous game.